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  • Ensemble Dark Horse: Madame Colet's two elderly suitors, The Major and François Filiba both have a lot of fans from viewers of the film, despite having pretty little screentime. This is due to the duo's hilarious interactions with both themselves and Colet and all the contrasting differences between the two. Filiba especially gets hit with this due to being one of Gaston's victims and his amnesic moments surrounding him and him slowly regaining those memories.
  • Ho Yay: Between The Major and François.
  • Magnificent Bastard: Gaston Monescu is one half of an Outlaw Couple and easily the smarter and more manipulative member of the duo. Starting off slow by pickpocketing a French man's pocketbook, posing as a doctor, he would then meet and develop a fondness over fellow Con Artist Lily Vautier as they they go international, committing burglaries and thefts all over Europe over the course of a year. After secretly stealing the wealthy Mariette Colet's expensive purse in France, Gaston returns it upon hearing about the reward under the fake identity "Monsieur LaValle". Encouraging Colet to keep a large amount of cash on hand, and convincing her to make him her new secretary, he conspires to steal Colet's 850,000 francs. Along the way, Monescu begins to develop genuine feelings for Colet and winds up outsmarting several French men who get suspicious of him or try to have him arrested. After Lily steals the money herself, He ends up revealing himself as a "self-made crook" and leaves Colet for good, but not before getting one final laugh on her by stealing back her purse.

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